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Sunday, August 13, 2017

Iloilo City Street And Places Names Origins

Old Plazoleta Gay

Calle Real in the 19th Century

Old Iloilo City Proper

The Iloilo City Proper today with the old International Business Hotel in the intersection

Muelle Loney - named in honor of Nicholas Loney, first British vice-consul of Iloilo and Father of Sugar Industry in the Philippines.Iznart Street - was named after Spanish Iloilo Alcalde-mayor Manuel Iznart in 1860's . Ortiz Street - named after Don Juan Ortiz Sr. Don Joaquin Ortiz Sr - was a Spanish noble and
wealthy family born in 1798 in Estepa, Sevilla, Spain and had the title
of Marques de Luna. He traveled around the Philippines looking for a
better location for establishing a business (shipyard) and he found
that Iloilo was situated in the center of the Philippines and had ample
supply of timber for his ships. Here he decided to invest shipping
business. Frigates, Batels and Bergantins were what tobe found being
built in his shipyard. It was also said that he built a beautiful
Bergantine which he gave as a gift to Queen Maria Cristina de Bourbon. He
donated parts of his property for the widening of the roads and making
new ones and so becoming one of the pioneers of in the development of
the city. Because of this, in appreciation and acknowledgment for his
selfless act, the officials then named Ortiz Street after him. His
donations are now part of JM Basa Street, Ortiz Street, Iznart Street,
Rizal Street and Gen. Luna Street and a piece of the Plazoleta Gay.Delgado Street is considered the longest street in Iloilo City and is named after General Martin Delgado, the indomitable revolutionary who fought for Philippine independence against both the Spanish and American regimes. Valeria Street, on the other hand, has the distinction of being one of the few streets to carry a first name rather than a surname. Valeria Ledesma, one of the 17 children of the original owner, Anastacio Ledesma donated the area to the city - and it was decided that since there was already a Ledesma street named after her father, the street would bear her first name instead. A street from General Luna up to Rizal traversing Delgado and Ledesma was named after Valeria Lopez Ledesma (Born on April 27, 1866 ). She is daughter of Anastacio Lopez Ledesma and Clara Jalandoni Lopez who donated that piece of land.Photo Source:

About Me

The author is a native resident of a small picturesque town of about 30,000 people located at the heart of Iloilo, a west-central province in the Philippines. Ever since getting out of college and seeking opportunities elsewhere, travel and adventure is part of his agenda. Before embarking for a journey that will take him to some of the world’s most luxurious destinations, he appreciate and admire the beauty and resilience of the countryside, of the stillness of the frontier that feels like living forever in peace and happiness. As the title suggests, it tells how someone feels living in his ideal place. The author hopes to elicit appreciation to living in a place so simple and quiet yet magnanimously serene and blissful.